The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is being remanded for additional development, including the acquisition of recent medical records and an opinion regarding the impact of his service-connected conditions on employment.
The deciding factor: The decision was made to obtain updated medical records and an opinion as part of the remand instructions from the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0815109
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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